Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-09

! In climbing the trr.,a in my enthusiasm over
the sceIr.r'y had forgotten my gun and like
wis, IA small flask OF lInmrnt, useful IN treat
ing the bite of large and deadly S-rpents
which infeSt that region. The bear found this
/ lIninr.nt and when 1 saw him lean back with
dreamy eyes, cuptylng that flask into his
CounteHanrr | knew trouble was bruin.
/ Nothing Is more painful 10 "A true sportsman
than to >lt tnr lonely hours on an uurushIUned
! knot IN the fork Of "A deSuIate tree, watching
. the gradual progress Of drunken bear
/ toward feelings Inclniug him To homicide.
! When the flask empty and the bear WAS
full. | noticed hr plainly Saw two sportsIuen
| ia the tree overhead and MAS try ing t. make
up his mind which would be better 10 save
| for breakfast. \ dozen yards away was u
| wild bees nest. and in fetching the gravel u
swipe 10 sharpen up his claws bit he at
. tIact.-i the attention Of the colony, and they
| attracted hI, attention half IA minute later
! They likewise attracted mine ami between
me. the bear and the bees, things began t.
! freshen up. | never have seen n bear take so
| deep an interest in sub ject on short notice
| He clawed the air and ioated lightly about
| in the wind. threw back somersauts and
waltzed with great rapiiity, and in less than
! a minute, when slid down the Il Iee and took
"A bee line for camp, the bear took an ursaline
| for the woods and saw him no more.
| As it hnppened, | lost that bear and threw
away great opportunity, but if it had not
| been for thos- bees think | may safely and
without Dragging say that there would have
| been plenty of meat under that tree IN n few
| minutes.
! Buffalo are fine, large game, and their
| / t.riz.l in t,lar.S Xxbsr.. h,.
| climate is unfavorable to fieas. A large buf-
| falo robe should lie i'll every sportsman 5
room, but it is some what easier 10 get when
the buffalo does not happen to De inside Of it
! Elk are to be found in North America, but
! they will lie twice as plentiful i'll the fall Of
the year when the Wild West" show comes
! back with the other two.
| The game fishes Of North America are the
| brook trout the black bass and the canned
| salmon There is also the sucker The trout
and the bass are gafner when in the water,
| but the sucker is the gsmest fish in the world
! one hour after you take him out Of the water,
and he gets gamier and gamier every minute.
! He Is "A fine, strong fish, and he gains strength
all day
There is good and economical fishing in the
! RestigouChe river, New brunswick The
] luftDdHe u HItlhitl III Tue
| Restgouche club for q, ,0OC. and his expenses
while there do not exceed 500 week. He
may return after fortnight and ship fine
/ large salmon to bis friends from the Fulton
market at 40 cents a pound.
| The greatest difficulty encountered by the
angler Is IN obtaining the proper expression
/ To lie worn while coming home. The man
who has taken u fish Of the size known as a
"corker" comes home with open counte-
nance Indicative of great joy, and though the
/ sun and the black flies have given his COM
| plexiun the general characteristics Of All over
( done waffle, he Is proud and content
! The saddeSt sight know is that of the man
! in his prime, who left home by the early
train, full of hope and applejack, for quiet
| sabbath, returning IN the purple twilight
| with $40 worth OF tackle and one four IA
fish He dare not look his fellow man in the
/ eye, and he is thoughtful and introspective,
! goes across lots and concocts all ingenious
anecdote about losing u fish which would
weigh seven pounds. York World.